Red Stars on cusp of Challenge Cup identify — nearly by way of

The National Women’s Soccer League will crown a first-time champion when the Red Stars or Houston Dash finish the Challenge Cup by way of hoisting the championship trophy Sunday in Herriman, Utah. This is the Dash’s first travel to a league ultimate, however the Red Stars have some enjoy, shedding identify video games in Women’s Professional Soccer (2011), WPS-Elite (2012) and the NWSL (2019). ‘‘I don’t assume our team feels that we’re not so good as someone,’’ Red Stars trainer Rory Dames stated. ‘‘That doesn’t imply there aren’t groups that give us a troublesome time or completed greater than we now have. As a gaggle, simply from our mentality perspective, we really feel we will be able to compete